Postcode · Knutsford
Crime in WA16 0RT
How much crime is recorded in WA16 0RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,001 (2024)
WA16 0RTKnutsford
How safe is WA16 0RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 7.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA16 0RT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WA16 0RTNational
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Public order6.24.6
Violence and sexual offences4.523.6
Burglary4.09.1
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft1.54.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.